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Encyclopedia > 1948 in South Africa

See also: 1947 in South Africa, other events of 1948, 1949 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. See also: 1946 in South Africa, other events of 1947, 1948 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...


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March

March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... Natal is a former British colony, and a South African province. ... Flag of Transvaal The Transvaal was one of the provinces of South Africa from 1910 until 1994. ...

June

June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... Daniel François Malan ( May 22, 1874 - February 7, 1959) is seen as the champion of South African nationalism. ... This is a list of South African Prime Ministers. ...

Births

July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu (b. ... Nongoma, is surrounded by the Ngome Forest in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ...

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South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4748 words)
South Africa has the largest population of people of European descent in Africa, the largest Indian population in Africa, as well as the largest Coloured (of mixed European and African descent) community in Africa, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries on the continent.
South Africa's most prevalent biome is grassland, which is particularly present on the Highveld, where the plant cover is dominated by different grasses, low shrubs, and acacia trees, mainly camel-thorn and whitethorn.
South Africa is a middle-income, developed country with an abundant supply of resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors, a stock exchange, JSE Securities Exchange, that ranks among the 10 largest in the world, and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centres throughout the region.
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